Improvement in apparatus for raising water



, PETRS, PNDTSLLITHOGRAPKER, WASHINGTON, D. Cy

y,HERiiilAl-NTN SCHLOTTER,V OF KOSTRITHZ, NEAR GERA, GERMANY.

Leners Patent No. 81,013, dated August 11, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT In APPARATUS PoRl Raisins WATER.'

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Be it known that I, HERMANN S c1ILO'rTEn,of the town of Kostritz, near Gera, Principality of Reuss, Germany, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Raising Wateror other liquids, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 represents a. partly' sectional elevation of han apparatus constructed in accordance with vmy improvement, and i I Figure 2 a sectional plan of the same.. v

The principle upon which this, my improvement, is based is, that 'a body being in accelerated motion will, proportionately toits bulk, and to the squareof itsvelocty, collect in itself a certain quantity of power, the

,direction of which coincides exactly with that of* the power that has produced the motion, provided said body is `not diverted from its original course by resistance or extraneous-induence, from which general rule of dynamics it follows that, in the case-ofraising water inV or through tubes of a rigid character', the hydraulic pressure decreases in proportion to the square of the acquired velocity. It is upon this principle that it has before been proposed to elevate water by what have beentermed spouting-tubes, taking, for instance, a glassl tube, open at either end, and` immersing the lower one in watergwhemby applying the thumb as a seal to the uppergend, and reciprocating the-tube vertically at a rapid rate, always keeping the lower end under water, and opening 'and closing at intervals the upper end, the water will gradually but surely be worked up the tube till it is spouted or discharged frpm the top. Such action being a confirmed fact, it-is unnecessary here to farther enter into the theory of the same, or to explain how the removal of the thumb, during' one stroke,

effects relief of atmospheric pressure, as produced by previous compression, during the opposite stroke, and so causes the water to rise aboveits outside level till expelled, as. described. But my invention in suchconnection consists in an apparatus for raisi-ng water or other liquid by means of a tube or tubes of cylindrical or conical character, hung so as to be capable of a vertical reciprocating action, in a positive manner, 'by means of suitable mechanism, and provided at its upper end with an nir-tight fitting valve, while its lower end is immersed in the water'or liquid to be raised. And my invention further consists in a combination of such valvular-fitted tubes, so arranged* and fitted with cperating-mechanism, as that a counterbalance of the tubes is established, and a most eiectiveaction secured at but a trilling expenditure oi' power.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A. represents a horizontal shaft, supported by or in bearings, a, at opposite ends, on a frame or frames, B. 'lhis shaft carries double-armed levers or beams, G, 'that are connected by crossrods or braces, b, which serve to unite, by suitable intcrpositions or attachments, vertical metallic or otherV rigid tubes, D and D.v These tubes, oi' which there may be one or more at opposite ends of theheams, should be so arranged or proportioned as that the tube or tubes' at one end of the beam `or beams will counterbalance, or thercab'outs, thc tube or tubes at' the opposite end o r ends of the saine. Said tubes are or may be reciprocate'd in a vertical direction, the tube or tubes on the-one side of the shaft A going upas the tube'or tubes'on'tho opposite side are descending, by-or through a wheel, E, crank c, and pitman d, which latter is connected with the beams or one of their cross-braces.

Valves, s, opening upwards or. outwards, are furnished the tubes D D' at their top ends or upper portions, said valves -eith'er playing freely, or being operated by mechanism to act in an equivalent manner. I

E E are plates or shields, connected with the tubes D D on either side, and -of such area. as'that water delivered on or over them, from the upper endsvof the tubes, or through side openings, e e, above the valves, willbe restrained from returning downthe walled openings f, through which the tubes work, and be caused to ow'into a cistern or vessel, F, from which it may escape by an outlet, y, or be otherwise drawn.

The tubes D D' may be guided at their'lower portions by guides h, the lower andopend ends of said tubes always, that is, during the working of the apparatus, dipping below the level of the water it is required to pump or elevate.

From this description, it will be apparent that an apparatus constructed as described, will, by the simple turning of the wheel E, or rocking of the beams C, cause thewatcr or liquid below to be raised through the tubes, and discharged through their upper ends, by or on the principle, hereinbefore specified, of giving tol the tubes a vertical and rapid reciprocating action, with their lower or open ends immersed, as described, and the valves at the upper ends of the tubes opening and closing` with the lift and fall of the latter to establish the necessary action.; and it will furthermore be seen that, therebeing no dead weight to lift efwater, as it rises withinthe tubes, and a. balance being established of the working parts, by the tubes on' the one side counterbalancing, or thereabouts, th-e tubes on the opposite side, avery small amount ofpower will suice to work the apparatus, and yet a large and continuous ilow of water be established.

What is here claimed, a'nd desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is*

The combination, substantially as shown and described, of tubes D D', in any desired number, with the rocking-beams C, in such manner, or so arranged in relation thereto, as to produce a counterbalancing action or ei'ect, said tubes being fitted with upper valves, and operating when immersed at theirlower ends, and reciprocating, as described, to elevate water or other liquid, as herein set forth. v

This specification signed by me, this fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixtyei,f:r,h t.

HERMANN SGHLOTTER.

Witnesses:

M. CAMPBELL, United States C'onsul, Dresden; CARL HEINRICH Knoop. 

